Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoFirefox 120 ships today with massive privacy improvements - gHacks Tech Newswww.ghacks.netexternal-linkmessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1995arrow-down18
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minus-squarefmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoBecause they are now owned by Mozilla. As stated above, I, like others, don’t like the practice, and I hope Mozilla adjusts acordingly.
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoRight before Mozilla purchased it, Fakespot’s terms were updated to explicitly allow the transfer of user data to Mozilla.
minus-squaresteakmeout@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·8 months agoYou understand why they changed those terms, right? Because Mozilla isn’t reselling the data and the data can’t go elsewhere.
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·8 months ago Mozilla isn’t reselling the data [citation needed]
minus-squarefmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoSure, but this doesn’t mean much. If they didn’t transfer ownership, FakeSpot could do whatever they wanted with that data. By forcing the transfer, Mozilla can choose to keep it private.
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoAnd yet, the privacy policy was never amended to prevent sales of data, either before the acquisition or after it. Take off the rose tinted glasses, because when you wear them, red flags just look like flags.
Because they are now owned by Mozilla. As stated above, I, like others, don’t like the practice, and I hope Mozilla adjusts acordingly.
Right before Mozilla purchased it, Fakespot’s terms were updated to explicitly allow the transfer of user data to Mozilla.
You understand why they changed those terms, right? Because Mozilla isn’t reselling the data and the data can’t go elsewhere.
[citation needed]
Sure, but this doesn’t mean much. If they didn’t transfer ownership, FakeSpot could do whatever they wanted with that data. By forcing the transfer, Mozilla can choose to keep it private.
And yet, the privacy policy was never amended to prevent sales of data, either before the acquisition or after it.
Take off the rose tinted glasses, because when you wear them, red flags just look like flags.